Around Hockey XVI (All Non-Jackets Hockey talk in here)

[DJA]

Wow is Toronto bad.

 

[punk_o_holic]

Umbie may escape a buyout because of this injury. Can you take a guy off IR after the season ends? Or if you don't put him on is he considered not injured?

I would think if this happened, the NHLPA will fight this and win.

 

[cbjfaninmo]

4-0 Wings spanking the Pens. MAF pulled.

 

[blahblah]

How about this Hammond kid? Go Sens.. lol

 

[CBJWerenski8]

How about this Hammond kid? Go Sens.. lol

BGSU alumn too

 

[Samkow]

Maybe those Umberger jokes had some truth in them.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...ave_surgery_on_hip_and_abdominal_muscles.html

For most of the season, Flyers winger R.J. Umberger has seemed slow and out of sync.

The reason became clear Saturday.

Umberger, 32, will undergo surgery Wednesday on his right hip and abdominal muscles, the Flyers announced.

General manager Ron Hextall said that Umberger had two cam lesions in his right hip, and added that it's not unusual for players to play through that type of injury.

 

[Fro]

Maybe those Umberger jokes had some truth in them.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...ave_surgery_on_hip_and_abdominal_muscles.html

HE FOUND THE CREASE!!!!!

in his muscles

 

[CBJx614]

Maybe those Umberger jokes had some truth in them.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...ave_surgery_on_hip_and_abdominal_muscles.html

Wow, happened in Columbus. .

The Flyers knew about the condition, Hextall said, when they acquired Umberger and a 2015 fourth-round draft pick from Columbus last June for Scott Hartnell.

"This didn't come out of the blue. It was inevitable last summer," Hextall said. "We knew at the end of the year he would be getting surgery. It's one of those things where you lean on the player. If he's in too much pain and can't perform and you feel like his performance isn't helping, then it's like: 'OK, let's shut him down and get him ready for next year.' "

The abdominal tear, Hextall said, is what slowed Umberger for "months" and eventually shut him down for the season.

"He probably should have come to us a little bit earlier," Hextall said, "but I give him credit that he didn't because he's a tough guy."

 

[DarkandStormy]

Wow, happened in Columbus. .

That's not surprising.

 

[We Want Ten]

I can't help but feel like this is the Flyers fo making up an excuse.

 

[major major]

I will go ahead and take credit for the idea of the 3 on 3 extension to OT. Clearly they got it from me.

Eventually I would like to see a "countdown" over the course of the overtime. Start 4 on4 , then 3 on 3.. all the way to 1 on 1 and then a shootout. I could even imagine someday that the whole third period will be 4 on 4, and overtime will start 3 on 3. Folks will want to see more of the 4 on 4 and 3 on 3, and with games being long enough as is I bet they'll start to change regulation rules eventually.

 

[EspenK]

Let's hear it for the Devils. Nice win tonight.

 

[DJA]

Glad to see the Devils keep winning. I don't think we pass them at this point. Carolina also picked up a loser point. Would like to see them pass us up too. I think the #5 pick is our "ceiling" right now, barring winning the lottery.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Joe Haggerty ‏@HackswithHaggs 3h3 hours ago

In anticipation B's facing the Hamburglar, I asked Tuukka Rask strangest thing he's seen thrown on the ice. Answer: "a milk crate" Of course

 

[Fro]

Joe Haggerty ‏@HackswithHaggs 3h3 hours ago

In anticipation B's facing the Hamburglar, I asked Tuukka Rask strangest thing he's seen thrown on the ice. Answer: "a milk crate" Of course

CBJ Prospects ‏@CBJProspects 5m5 minutes ago
LRT he left out that he threw it

 

[The Jones Zone]

Matthew Wuest, CapGeek founder, dies of cancer
By Josh Cooper
1 hour ago
Puck Daddy


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/matthew-wuest--capgeek-founder--dies-010550920.html

 

[zelbell]

word is Ilya Kovalchuck may be coming back in the 2016-2017

 

[BluejacketNut]

Wonder who's going to be willing to give him another chance. Cant think too many teams will be offering much for his services, but all you have to do is look at Clarkson's contract and realize smart decisions arent always made

 

[CBJSlash]

He'd have 30 teams interested in him.

 

[Crede777]

I don't think GM's would block his return unless they wanted to send some sort of message that leaving an NHL club for the KHL isn't ok.

I also don't think they're well organized enough to pull that off.

 

[BluejacketNut]

He'd have 30 teams interested in him.

I highly doubt the Devils are going to take a flyer on him

 

[Socks]

I don't think GM's would block his return unless they wanted to send some sort of message that leaving an NHL club for the KHL isn't ok.

I also don't think they're well organized enough to pull that off.

I don't think they're well organized enough to order a pizza. Kovy will be back.

 

[niflheim]

 

[EspenK]

Flyers win last night but lose Simmonds and MacDonald for the season. Good to see them get 2 pouch but sucks they lost 2 guys.

 

[Theo Von]

Feels weird posting this here but in 8 games played for the Ducks, Wiz is a -4 with 3 assists.... tonight, he will be a healthy scratch.